Here are some language terms and their definitions. Visit the links to get a further understanding of each definition.
acquisition: "The process by which language skills are developed", either during infancy or while learning a non-native language (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).
clause: "A structural unit of language which is smaller than the sentence but larger than phrases or words, and which contains a finite verb" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).
dialect: "A form of speech peculiar to a district, class, or person" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009). Two different dialects of English are American English and British English.
figure of speech: "Expressive use language in non-literal form to produce striking effect" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009). An example would be "You're driving me crazy!" or "He's getting on my nerves".
onomatopoeia: "A word that sounds like the thing it describes" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009). Examples include words such as buzz, boom, and bang.
Language Terms
Here are some language terms and their definitions. Visit the links to get a further understanding of each definition.acquisition: "The process by which language skills are developed", either during infancy or while learning a non-native language (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).
Language acquisition
agreement: "The grammatical logic and coherence between parts of a sentence" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).
Subject-verb agreement
clause: "A structural unit of language which is smaller than the sentence but larger than phrases or words, and which contains a finite verb" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).
Dependent and independent clauses
dialect: "A form of speech peculiar to a district, class, or person" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009). Two different dialects of English are American English and British English.
Wikipedia article on dialects
figure of speech: "Expressive use language in non-literal form to produce striking effect" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009). An example would be "You're driving me crazy!" or "He's getting on my nerves".
Different figures of speech
grammar: "The study of sentence structure, especially with reference to syntax and semantics" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).
Here's an excellent grammar site
homonyms: "Words with the same spelling or sound but with different meanings" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).
A list of common homonyms
irony: "Saying or writing one thing, while meaning the opposite" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).
An explanation of irony
intonation: "The use of pitch in speech to create contrast and variation" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).
Wikipedia article on intonation
jargon: "The technical language of an occupation or group" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).
The Business Jargon Dictionary
onomatopoeia: "A word that sounds like the thing it describes" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009). Examples include words such as buzz, boom, and bang.
A list of onomatopoeias
oxymoron: "A figure of speech which combines two contradictory terms" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).
A list of common oxymorons
slang: "Informal, non-standard vocabulary" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).
Commonly-Used American Slang
synonym: "A word which means (almost) the same as another" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).
Find synonyms to different words
tense: "The form taken by a verb to indicate time (as in past-present-future)" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).
Different grammar tenses explained
Source
Glossary of English Language Terms. (2009, September 15). Mantex. Retrieved from http://www.mantex.co.uk/2009/09/15/english-language-a-glossary-of-terms/
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